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October 1, 1979Annual Review of Physiology

Filament Organization and Contractile Function in Vertebrate Smooth Muscle

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Vertebrate smooth muscle

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RMRichard A. MurphyUniversity of Southern California

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Implication

Synthesizes structural support for sliding-filament model in smooth muscle; leaves open in vivo validation for cardiovascular applications.

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Vertebrate smooth muscle

This review summarizes structural models of vertebrate smooth muscle contraction, focusing on the sliding-filament mechanism.

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Richard A. Murphy (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a844147a47fb2e1cdb29eebhttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ph.41.030179.003513
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